فَأَمَّاSo as forثَمُودُThamud,فَأُهْلِكُواْthey were destroyedبِٱلطَّاغِيَةِby the overpowering (blast).5

وَأَمَّاAnd as forعَادٌAad,فَأُهْلِكُواْthey were destroyedبِرِيحٍby a windصَرْصَرٍscreamingعَاتِيَةٍviolent,6

سَخَّرَهَاWhich He imposedعَلَيْهِمْupon themسَبْعَ(for) sevenلَيَالٍnightsوَثَمَـٰنِيَةَand eightأَيَّامٍdaysحُسُومًا(in) succession,فَتَرَىso you would seeٱلْقَوْمَthe peopleفِيهَاthereinصَرْعَىٰfallenكَأَنَّهُمْas if they wereأَعْجَازُtrunksنَخْلٍ(of) date-palmsخَاوِيَةٍhollow.7